Lexic.us

Definition of Crapulent

1. Adjective. Suffering from excessive eating or drinking. "A crapulous stomach"

Definition of Crapulent

1. a. Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in liquor; drunk; given to excesses.

Definition of Crapulent

1. Adjective. Exhibiting or relating to crapulence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crapulent

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Crapulent

1. Rarely used term for drunken; due to alcoholic intoxication. Origin: L. Crapula, drunkenness (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crapulent

Literary usage of Crapulent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Drunkenness; a surfeit, or the sickness following drunkenness. crapulent ... [< LL. crapulent*», drunk, < L. crapula, drunkenness: see crapula. ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly (1884)
"The windpipe is congested, and in that note of warning appeals for relief from impure air and deliverance from the influence of a crapulent diet. ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1847)
"The secondary attack resembled in its symptoms crapulent colic, and I am inclined to think that the pain was confined exclusively to the large intestine. ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1884)
"... wholesome comestibles, and, as some writers assert, with flattery—probably courteous attention to the jeremiads of crapulent senators. ..."

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